April 7:
Spirit of ’76 Annual 1.4G Demo Night at Boonville, MO 65233.
Register online at 76fireworks.com/demo;
573-447-1776; FAX: 573-447-1786; E-mail: service@76fireworks.com.
The Spirit of '76 sales office and warehouse will be open before and after the
demos to fill orders and meet with customers.

April 7: Wayne’s
World Fireworks, LLC 1.4G Demo & Shooter’s Training at 383 South County Road
700 East, Bowling Green, IN 47833. On Friday, come early for meet and greet and
set up your camp site. Shooter’s Training from 10am-4pm. The fee is . per
person and includes materials and a certificate; Dinner will be served between
5-6:00ish; 1.4G Demo starts at dusk (please remember to BYOC (bring your own
chairs). Afterwards, office will be open for sales.
812-986-3066; FAX: 812-986-8006;
E-mail:
jr@waynesworldfireworks.com;
Website:
www.waynesworldfireworks.com.

April 13 & 14: Winco Fireworks Blast
Off at Pyro City, 105 South
Firecracker Lane, Lone Jack, MO 64070. 8 miles east of Lee’s Summit on US Hwy 50
& Noel Rd. Come and enjoy all of the new 2018 fireworks from
Black Cat, Powder Keg, Legend, Brothers,
Asia Pyro, Nitro and
Winda.Doors open at 6pm. We will again be serving great Kansas City BBQ,
at 6:30pm so come hungry. Fireworks at Dusk. Please register online &
RSVP by April 6that www.wincofireworks.com
or call 816-697-2217 or E-mail:
info@wincofireworks.com.

April 21: Mid-Atlantic Fireworks
Festival (M.A.F.F.) 10th Annual at 10705
Allens Fresh Road, Charlotte Hall, MD. The Wicomico Valley
Foundation is hosting this event and asks for a ./vehicle donation. Donations
will be split among the Newburg Volunteer Rescue Squad & Fire Department and
other local charities. Please keep in mind that without the support of the local
Grange and the Newburg VRSFD, we wouldn't be here, so please show your support.
Mike's BBQ and Pizza Hotline will be onsite. Mike's will be ready to go at 4:30
pm. Menu is available on M.A.F.F.’s website. Gates open at 5pm; Shows start at
7:45-ish. Bring lawn chair or folding chair or blankets. Website:
www.maff.ws. All shows done at the Mid Atlantic Fireworks
Festival are funded entirely by
individuals doing the shows.

April 21: Red Rhino
Fireworks 1.4G Demo. This year’s demo will be held at the Silsbee High
School (1575 Highway 96 North). See the latest from
Red Rhino, Texas Outlaw, Hog Wild Fireworks. If you want to pick up
fireworks while you’re in town, no problem. The warehouse will be open both
Saturday and Sunday and orders can be placed and picked up all weekend.
Warehouse location: 6659 S. Highway 43, Joplin, MO 64804. Please call
1-866-457-4466 to RSVP or online at
www.redrhinofireworks.com. E-mail:
info@redrhinofireworks.com

April 21:
Victory Fireworks 1.4G Demoat the Gas-Lite Bar & Grill, W8945 US Highway 10, Ellsworth, WI
54011. Demo begins at sunset (about
8pm). We will be demonstrating approximately 90 different consumer fireworks. We
will be lighting items from all manufacturers including our exclusive "Pyro
King" brand. Demo shoot list will be available day of shoot. Please pick up
shoot list and free Pyro King poster at the Gas-Lite Bar & Grill. Warehouse
located at 579 Vincent Lane, Ellsworth, WI 54011 as well as all our retail
stores in Prescott, Tomah, Osseo, Merrill, Siren and New Lisbon will be open all
weekend! 715-273-3590; FAX: 715-273-3593; E-mail:
sales@victoryfireworksinc.com;
Website:
www.victoryfireworksinc.com.

April 26: NFPA 1126 Standard for the
Use of Pyrotechnics before a Proximate Audience seminar
at the Odeum Expo Center, 1033 N Villa Ave., Villa Park, IL 60181. Given by
Andrew Nicholls, Owner/CEO of Orlando Special Effects and representative on the
fireworks committee at NFPA meetings. Registration: 8am; Class 8am-4pm. Cost
5 includes lunch. 5 after April 13th.
Class size is limited to 36 people. This course is in proximate pyrotechnics
and special effects and not part of the PGI’s Display Operator Course nor
Certification. Questions or to register contact Cesar Benitez at 708-429-0520 or
E-mail: cb_5alarmfireworks@msn.com.

April 27: NFPA 160 Standard for the Use
of Flame Effects before an Audience seminar at the Odeum Expo Center, 1033 N Villa Ave., Villa Park, IL 60181. Given
by Andrew Nicholls, Owner/CEO of Orlando Special Effects and representative on
the fireworks committee at NFPA meetings. Registration: 8am; Class 8am-4pm. Cost
5 includes lunch. 5 after April 13th.
Class size is limited to 36 people. This course is in proximate pyrotechnics
and special effects and not part of the PGI’s Display Operator Course nor
Certification. Questions or to register contact Cesar Benitez at 708-429-0520 or
E-mail: cb_5alarmfireworks@msn.com.

April 27 & 28: Kellner’s Fireworks,
Inc. 1.3G & 1.4G Demo & PGI Shooter’s Training
at 478 Old Route 8, Harrisville, PA 16038. 1-800-458-6000 in US & 814-786-7995;
FAX: 814-786-7254; E-mail:
bkellner@kellfire.com; Website:
www.kellfire.com. FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH:10am-10pm. Shop
Kellner’s great selection of our exclusive Liberty Bell Brand Consumer Fireworks
and selected products from our manufacturer partners- Magnus, Miracle and Sky
Song. ALL AT OUR DEMO NIGHTS ONLY SPECIAL 50% OFF PIECE PRICES. 10am-5pm: Visit with representatives from Cobra Firing Systems, the leading US
manufacturer of wireless firing systems for Fireworks and Pyrotechnics. 6pm-10pm: You are invited to blast away with open shooting of Consumer and
Display Fireworks. Try new items or shoot old favorites but ONLY FIREWORKS
PURCHASED FROM KELLNERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE SHOT. This supervised shoot site
is at our facility on Old Route 8 in Wesley.
SATURDAY,APRIL 28th:
9am: Pyrotechnics Guild International Display Fireworks Shooters Certification.
A full day course presented by The Pennsylvania Pyro Artists Club. Learn the
basics of safe display fireworks exhibiting- includes hand firing, electrical
firing and using pyrotechnics before a proximate audience. The fee for this
course is . per person and includes a certificate of attendance, T-shirt and
text book. This course will be held at the Clintonville Volunteer Fire
Department, 501 Emlenton Street, Clintonville, PA 16372. 10am-5pm: Visit with representatives from Cobra Firing Systems, the leading US
manufacturer of wireless firing systems for Fireworks and Pyrotechnics. 7:30pm-10pm: New
Fireworks Product Demonstrations (1.3G & 1.4G) at our facilities.Open to ALL!

April 27 & 28: Red
Rhino Fireworks 1.4G Demo in Joplin, MO. See the latest from
Red Rhino, Texas Outlaw, Hog Wild
Fireworks. If you want to pick up fireworks while you’re in town, no
problem. The warehouse will be open both Saturday and Sunday and orders can be
placed and picked up all weekend. Please call 1-866-457-4466 to RSVP or online
at www.redrhinofireworks.com.
E-mail: info@redrhinofireworks.com.

April 28: Big
Fireworks Annual 1.4G Demo at the Warehouse on 458 South County Line Rd,
Overbook, OK 73453. Warehouse opens at 9am. Food & Drinks at 5:30pm; Fireworks
Demo at dusk followed by a finale. Please bring your own chairs;
RSVP to Joshua at 979-551-3994 or
E-mail: sales@bigfireworks.com;
Please include your name, phone, & number of people attending. Website:
www.bigfireworks.com.

April 28: Jake’s Fireworks 18th
Annual Shoot Off at Winlock
Senior High School, 241 N. Military Rd, Winlock, WA 98596. Garage sale at
8am at the warehouse. Dinner starts at 6:30pm in the school cafeteria; Demo
starts at 8pm at the grandstands. Password for Registration: WC2018.
800-766-1277. Online registration is available. Website:
www.jakesfireworks.com.

April 28: PGI Shooter’s Certification
Course by Wisconsin Pyrotechnic Arts Guild (WPAG) at the Wildlife Campground, N4597 Willow Lane, Birnamwood, WI 54414.
The course will cost for WPAG members and 0 for non-WPAG members.
The fee includes the PGI "Display Fireworks Operator Certification Study Guide",
the opportunity to shoot two 3-inch shells, live demonstrations of fireworks
malfunctions, and other miscellaneous course supplies. Food will be available
for a small additional fee. The course will start at 10am and will finish up
around 5:30pm. You will need to stay for the entire course from start to finish,
so please plan your schedule accordingly. The course consists of classroom work
and live demonstrations of various shell malfunctions and a short test. Please
fill out the course application available online at
www.wpag.us and return it to the club Safety Director with payment.
Payment is due by April 17th. The
course is limited to approximately 30 students. Remember that in order to shoot
class B materials at a WPAG shoot you need to have taken this course. For more
information Barb Schneider at 715-845-6784 or E-mail:
barb6784@aol.com; Website:
www.wpag.us.

Come and enjoy all
of the new 2018 fireworks from Black Cat,
Powder Keg, Legend, Brothers, Asia Pyro,
Nitro and Winda. Doors
open at 6pm. We will again be serving dinner at 6:30pm, so come hungry!
Fireworks at Dusk. Please register online &
RSVP by April 20th at www.wincofireworks.com
or call 317-797-9120 or to Andy Swickard at andy@wincofireworks.com.

April 28: Winco/Central Fireworks Blast
Off at 3732 US
Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.
Come and enjoy all of the new 2018 fireworks from
Black Cat, Powder Keg, Legend, Brothers,
Asia Pyro, Nitro and Winda. Doors
open at 2pm.We will again be serving dinner at 6pm so come hungry! Fireworks
at Dusk. Please register online &
RSVP by April 18th at
www.wincofireworks.com or call 601-582-8055 or to Gwen Landry at E-mail:
gwen@centralfireworks.com or to
Jonathan Pond at E-mail:
jonathan@wincofireworks.com or to Regie Rhoads at E-mail:
regie@wincofireworks.com.

April 28: Winco
Fireworks/Red Rocket Blast Off at 1166 Porter Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730.
Come and enjoy all of the new 2018 fireworks from
Black Cat, Powder Keg, Legend, Brothers, Asia Pyro,
Nitro and Winda. Doors open at 4pm. We will again be serving dinner at
5:30pm, so come hungry! Fireworks at Dusk. Please register online &
RSVP by April 20th at
www.wincofireworks.com or call Bruce
Pyles, GM/Sales at 803-329-2577; E-mail:
bruce@wincofireworks.com.

May 4 & 5:
Spirit of ’76 Annual 1.4G Demo Night
at Columbia, MO 65202. The Spirit of '76 sales office and warehouse will be open
before and after the demos to fill orders and meet with customers. RSVP &
Register at:
76fireworks.com/demo or
call 573-447-1776; FAX: 573-447-1786; E-mail: service@76fireworks.com

May 5: Celebration
Fireworks 14th Annual 1.3G Demo & PGI Display Operator Training Class
at Independent Park Community Center, 150 Independent Rd, Breinigsville, PA
18031 (intersection of route 863 and route 222). Demo night begins at about 8pm.
Remember to bring along a pen/pencil, small light and lawn chair. Detailed lists
of each device to be fired that night and price lists will be supplied and is
also available on the website. Rain date for demo is May 6. Food and drinks will be available.
PGI Certification Class on Saturday
starts promptly at 8am at the demo site at Independent Park, Breinigsville PA.
Class is rain or shine. Students are invited to help set up the evening demo
display, and this counts towards the experience requirement for PGI
certification. Cost is payable to Celebration Fireworks. Fee includes the
latest 300-page PGI Display Fireworks Operator Certification Study Guide, lunch,
supervised hands-on live fireworks training, and a written final exam.
Re-certification is only . Please bring your copy of 2011 PGI Operators Study
Guide; otherwise full fee will be charged and you will be given the latest
edition of the Study Guide. Register for class on the website or call
610-978-8989; FAX: 610-978-8988;
E-mail: john@celfire.com; Website: www.celfire.com.

May 5: Rainbow Fireworks, Inc. Display
Operators Safety Certification School at our headquarters at 76 Plum Ave., Inman, KS 67546. 9:45am – 5pm.
Kansas and Oklahoma Law requires all shooters to undergo a permitting
process. Pre-registration is required.
THERE IS NO COST! Lunch will be provided. This class covers the necessary
classroom education hands-on training for both new and renewal licenses.
Attendees will receive a certificate of completion which is necessary to
complete the OK State Fire Marshal Application and/or KS State Fire Marshal
Application for Outdoor Display Operator License. For more information please
contact Stephanie at 620-663-7714; FAX: 800-884-1218; E-mail:
peggy@fieworks-display.com or
use the form on their website at
www.fireworks-display.com.

May 6: Fireworks F/X Fireworks Operator
Course at Holiday Inn –
Truro (Prince Street) NS Canada. Part of Fire Services Association of
Nova Scotia conference. Courses start at 9am, break for lunch at Noon and finish
about 4pm. Lunch is not provided. The Course fee of 0 + GST/HST provides you
with the Display Fireworks Manual, all materials and your participation in
setting up and firing a fireworks display. There are no prerequisites to take
the Course, but you must be 18 to apply for your FOC. Download application at
www.fireworksfx.com/fireworks-training.html;
E-mail: info@fireworksfx.com.
1-800-717-2292; FAX: 1-866-811-1342.